Meanings
comparative more antinuke · superlative most antinuke
- Opposed to nuclear weapons.
"Dig a Hole in the Ground or How to Prosper During the Coming Nuclear War" is one of the most effective anti-nuke sonngs that I have heard in the '80s.
1984 April 21, Maida Tilchen, “New Song, New Feminism, New Gay Awareness”, in Gay Community News, page 9 - Opposed to nuclear power.
1 more example
Holly Near […] interpreter for the deaf Susan Freudlich […] and pianist J. T. Thomas […] appeared in Bostonr Nov. 28 as part of a national tour aimed at educating people about nuclear power. […] The concert was introduced by Dr. Helen Caldicott (left) author of Nuclear Madness and a founder of the anti-nuke movement in Australia.
1979 December 8, “On Tour For A Nuclear-Free Future (image caption)”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 20, page 6
plural antinukes
- informalOne who opposes nuclear weapons.
But when the antinukes quote this study, they do not tell anybody that it's been discredited.
1996, Fred D. White, Communicating technology: dynamic processes and models for writers
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Englishnuclearclip.
- Englishnuke
- Englishantinuke
Cite this entry
antinuke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antinuke
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